Embrace the sensation of summer all year round with our great selection of shell beads and pendants. You can almost smell the ocean when wearing a choker of our dentillium and heishi beads. We have a fabulous selection of swirling iridescent abalone or luminous champagne colored mother of pearl. Complete your organic look by pairing our lovely shell beads and pendants with freshwater pearls or gemstone beads. Shell beads also look especially fantastic with Swarovski crystal beads. As shell is a natural material please keep in mind that slight variations between each bead is to be expected.

Abalone is one of the ocean's most radiant gems. Each piece of abalone shell is totally unique, colors and patterns vary from piece to piece, and animal to animal. Abalone shell is dark and dull on the outer layer, but the inside nacre a miraculous display of color. The hypnotically undulating colors display an iridescence comparable to opal. The dark swirl patterns are the result of layers of protein, while the color swirls are the result of light refracted through layers of calcium.